Esso Parkersburg - (1946-1956)

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"Esso Parkersburg" is eased away from dock in frozen water, New York Harbor, New Jersey, 1948, by an Esso Tug No. 8 ?.

( Photographer Arnold Eagle )

"Esso Parkersburg" is eased away from dock in frozen water, New York Harbor, New Jersey, 1948, by an Esso Tug No. 8 ?.

( Photographer Arnold Eagle )

"Esso Parkersburg" ex "Fort Cornwallis" (1944-1946).

Sold as "Parkersburg" (AO 163), converted to chemical carrier in 1957.

Sold in 1968 and converted to chemical carrier, renamed as "Marine Eagle".

Scrapped in 1969.

"Esso Parkersburg" ex "Fort Cornwallis" (1944-1946) seen in drydock 1946.

Additional Information :

History and notes:

Delivered to the Maritime Commission, April 1944.

Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Administration in 1956 and assigned to MSTS and placed In-service as USNS

Parkersburg (T-AO-163); Returned to MARAD, 1957 and struck from the Naval Register.

In early 1968 Parkersburg was bought by the Marine Navigation Company, Inc., and sent to the Newport News SB & DD

Company for conversion to a chemical carrier, specifically designed for the carriage of refrigerated anhydrous ammonia,

a chemical intermediate used as an ingredient for fertilizers which has to be transported at a constant temperature of -28 degrees F.

New fore and midship sections were built and the resultant ship measured 615ft x 80ft (15,133GRT, 25,900DWT).

Renamed Marine Eagle, she engaged in the US coastal trade on long term charter to the Du Pont Chemical Company.

April 1969: Discarded fore and midship section of Parkersburg converted by Norfolk SB & DD Co., Norfolk, VA to oil

barge (measurements: 385ft bp x 68ft, 7,843GRT). Renamed Detsco No. 3. In April 1971, sold for use as a storage vessel

in Yugoslavia. (See also Glorieta and Black Jack, Sun yard numbers 417 and 422.)

Suamico Class Fleet Oiler:

Laid down, (date unknown), as Maritime Administration type (T-2-SE-A1) tanker hull under a Maritime Commission contract

at (place unknown);

Delivered to the Maritime Commission, (date unknown);

Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Administration, (date unknown);

Assigned to MSTS and placed In-service as USNS Parkersburg (T-AO-163), (date unknown);

Returned to MARAD, (date unknown);

Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown);

Final Disposition, fate see above.

Specifications:

Displacement 5,782 t.(lt) 21,880 t.(fl);

Length 523' 6";

Beam 68';

Draft 30';

Speed 15.5kts;

Complement 251;

Armament, none;

Capacity 140,000 barrels;

Propulsion, turbo-electric, single screw. 8,000hp.

The Miramar Ship Index for "FORT CORNWALLIS"

IDNo:	5270741	Year:	1944
Name:	FORT CORNWALLIS	Keel:	30.12.1943
Type:	Tanker	Launch Date:	12.04.1944
Flag:	USA	Date of completion:	04.1944

Tons:	10317	Link:	-
DWT:	16613	Yard No:	410
Length overall:	159.6	Ship Design:	T2-SE-A1
LPP:	153.3	Country of build:	USA
Beam:	20.7	Builder:	Sun
Material of build:		Location of yard:	Chester, Pa
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):	1TE-15

Subsequent History:

1946 ESSO PARKERSBURG - 1956 PARKERSBURG -

1968 MARINE EAGLE -

[ 1969 Lg & widened 187.4 / 178.5 x 24.4 mtr, 15883grt / 26438 dwt & converted to chemical tanker ]

Disposal Data:

Scrapped at Kaohsiung 12.11.1984 [ By Chi Shun Hwa Steel Co Ltd. ]

History:

ON	LR/IMO	ID	Year	Name	Tons	Change	Registered Owner
245495		5270741	1944	FORT CORNWALLIS	10317		U.S. Govt.
245495		5270741	1944	ESSO PARKERSBURG	10317	1946	Standard Oil Co (New Jersey)
245495		5270741	1944	ESSO PARKERSBURG	10317	1950	Esso Sg Co.
AO-163		5270741	1944	PARKERSBURG	10317	1956	U.S. Navy
245495	5270741	5270741	1944	PARKERSBURG	10317	1957	U.S. Govt .
245495	5270741	5270741	1944	MARINE EAGLE	15883	1968	Marine Chemical Carrier Corp.
245495	5270741	5270741	1944	MARINE EAGLE	15883	1978	E.I.Du Pont de Nemours & Co Inc.

"Esso Parkersburg".

"Marine Eagle", ex. "Esso Parkersburg" ex "Fort Cornwallis", after convertion to chemical tanker, on the Mississippi River 1979.